Suspect's wife, sister charged in Warf slaying

BRENTWOOD — The wife and the sister of an Exeter man currently incarcerated at Rockingham County Jail for allegedly killing his ex-wife have also been arrested in connection with the slaying.

By ANDREA BULFINCHabulfinch@fosters.com

BRENTWOOD — The wife and the sister of an Exeter man currently incarcerated at Rockingham County Jail for allegedly killing his ex-wife have also been arrested in connection with the slaying.

Sarah Desjardins, 34, of 67 Railroad Ave., Epping, was arrested this week on charges of conspiracy to commit murder and conspiracy to commit hindering apprehension or prosecution in connection with Amanda “Amy” Warf's death.

Court documents state she allegedly provided a false alibi for her husband on more than one occasion.

Bail was set at $250,000 cash at her arraignment Thursday morning. She was ordered to have no contact with her husband or the Desjardins family.

Exeter firefighters discovered the body of Amanda “Amy” Warf after putting out a fire at a long-vacant concrete plant in Exeter on March 7.

Warf's ex-husband, Aaron Desjardins of Epping, 36, accused of slashing her throat, has been charged with first-degree murder. Before his arrest he repeatedly told the media he had nothing to do with her death.

According to court documents, Corson brought a handgun to Desjardins. Sarah Desjardins had allegedly sent a text message to Corson asking her for the weapon.

New Hampshire authorities have charged Corson with conspiracy to commit murder and being an accomplice to first-degree murder.

Senior Assistant Attorney General Jeffrey Strelzin said the state is not releasing booking photos of Desjardins and Corson due to a case where the defense raised an issue with the attorney's general office releasing booking photos and the judge ruled in their favor.

“We're taking it case by case, because of that ruling,” he explained. In this particular case “because of certain facts and potential issues, we are not releasing the booking photos due to the ruling in that other case.”

While media was free to take photographs in court, sufficient time to get to Rockingham Superior Court was not given before Desjardins' arraignment Thursday morning.

Before his arrest, Desjardins said he and Warf, to whom he'd been married seven years, had moved on after their divorce last year and were working out final parenting arrangements for their 1-year-old son, William.

Desjardins had repeatedly denied to officials and media any involvement in Warf's death, saying he had nothing to hide.

He is currently being held without bail and waived his right to a probable cause hearing. His case will go before a grand jury for possible indictment.

Sarah Desjardins will return to court for a probable cause hearing April 26 at 10 a.m.